I believe Greg Morris Cards is Selling Reprints as Authentic

[STL1944]

I got the following message from Greg Morris today:

“ Hi there, and thank you for following up and for providing the photos! We've had another team member take a look and re-evaluate the batch of Tip-Top cards, along with the images you've shared. It looks like your evaluation is spot on! We really appreciate you taking the time to help us with this and ensuring everything is in order. As a result, we've decided to end the batch of cards.”

Kudos to them for pulling them down.

Now, if they could only help me find the last three cards I need to complete the set (Ferris, Melton and Jorgensen)…

[irv]

Originally Posted by STL1944

I got the following message from Greg Morris today:

“ Hi there, and thank you for following up and for providing the photos! We've had another team member take a look and re-evaluate the batch of Tip-Top cards, along with the images you've shared. It looks like your evaluation is spot on! We really appreciate you taking the time to help us with this and ensuring everything is in order. As a result, we've decided to end the batch of cards.”

Kudos to them for pulling them down.

Now, if they could only help me find the last three cards I need to complete the set (Ferris, Melton and Jorgensen)…

Good!
I've dealt with Greg Morris for many years so their response, as I knew they wouldn't sell reprints/fakes like this willfully, is not surprising to read.

[luciobar1980]

Originally Posted by irv

Good!
I've dealt with Greg Morris for many years so their response, as I knew they wouldn't sell reprints/fakes like this willfully, is not surprising to read.

Exactly. Lots of people assume the worst...

[Mungo Hungo]

To my mind, the fact that he didn't intentionally sell reprints doesn't get him off the hook. Obviously, it would be beyond stupid to risk ruining his reputation for a few small sales. But while giving up the sales for a few cards wouldn't mean much to the bottom line, hiring more or better people probably would.

So is that going to happen? And if not--if he doesn't have the people needed to make sure that the cards he sells are authentic, how can anyone trust him going forward?

[Mark17]

Originally Posted by Mungo Hungo

To my mind, the fact that he didn't intentionally sell reprints doesn't get him off the hook. Obviously, it would be beyond stupid to risk ruining his reputation for a few small sales. But while giving up the sales for a few cards wouldn't mean much to the bottom line, hiring more or better people probably would.

So is that going to happen? And if not--if he doesn't have the people needed to make sure that the cards he sells are authentic, how can anyone trust him going forward?

Because nobody is perfect and when people who work for him make an honest mistake, he owns up to it and makes it right.

What more can anyone do, short of being perfect?

[robw1959]

Originally Posted by Mungo Hungo

To my mind, the fact that he didn't intentionally sell reprints doesn't get him off the hook. Obviously, it would be beyond stupid to risk ruining his reputation for a few small sales. But while giving up the sales for a few cards wouldn't mean much to the bottom line, hiring more or better people probably would.

So is that going to happen? And if not--if he doesn't have the people needed to make sure that the cards he sells are authentic, how can anyone trust him going forward?

I trust him going forward.

[Musashi]

Originally Posted by Mungo Hungo

To my mind, the fact that he didn't intentionally sell reprints doesn't get him off the hook. Obviously, it would be beyond stupid to risk ruining his reputation for a few small sales. But while giving up the sales for a few cards wouldn't mean much to the bottom line, hiring more or better people probably would.

So is that going to happen? And if not--if he doesn't have the people needed to make sure that the cards he sells are authentic, how can anyone trust him going forward?

If the standard for trust is that a company can never make a mistake, and they have to only hire people who never make mistakes, then it's not possible to trust anybody. "Do they acknowledge mistakes and correct them" is a much more realistic standard.

[raulus]

Trust, but verify?

Plus maybe expect that people around here will help to keep everyone honest?

[Sleepless72]

I like Greg Morris Cards a lot and have bought several cards from them via eBay, and I think they generally try to get it right, although they did list a batch of cards as "1969 Nabisco Team Flakes" that were actually cut-outs from a Sports Illustrated poster guide. Some of you will no doubt remember those posters and recall that many use the same photos as the Team Flakes cards... but not all! Also, on the Team Flakes cards, the logos are airbrushed out, but they're visible on the SI posters. I sent GMC an email about it, but I never heard back, and at least a few of them appear to have been sold. (I counted eight.) It's possible that they may have contacted the buyers and offered to cancel the sale, or maybe they didn't see my message at all. Who knows for sure?

Here's one of the Not-Quite Team Flakes cards: https://ebay.us/m/6amlDy

[Kco]

Originally Posted by Mungo Hungo

To my mind, the fact that he didn't intentionally sell reprints doesn't get him off the hook. Obviously, it would be beyond stupid to risk ruining his reputation for a few small sales. But while giving up the sales for a few cards wouldn't mean much to the bottom line, hiring more or better people probably would.

So is that going to happen? And if not--if he doesn't have the people needed to make sure that the cards he sells are authentic, how can anyone trust him going forward?

Clearly you've ever worked on the other end of this business. Listing items and auctions, in the hundreds or thousands, takes an immense amount of work. Often its being done by less experienced employees who just have a picture and description to work with

Not everyone is an expert on every item they list. Setting up huge batches of auctions takes a ton of time.

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Originally Posted by Mungo Hungo

hiring more or better people probably would.

Hire more people? Everybody in every facet of the industry has been hiring more people. Thus far, "more" has never once been synonymous with "better quality". I've been in the industry for so long, and continually shake my head at the fact that with more and more people brought on, it seems like quality gets worse and worse. "Better" is seemingly nonexistent. Who is the last "new" hire in any part of this industry that you can name whose expertise made them stand out from the rest of the pack? Better yet, how many years ago was that?

[SyrNy1960]

Originally Posted by STL1944

I got the following message from Greg Morris today:

“ Hi there, and thank you for following up and for providing the photos! We've had another team member take a look and re-evaluate the batch of Tip-Top cards, along with the images you've shared. It looks like your evaluation is spot on! We really appreciate you taking the time to help us with this and ensuring everything is in order. As a result, we've decided to end the batch of cards.”

Kudos to them for pulling them down.

Now, if they could only help me find the last three cards I need to complete the set (Ferris, Melton and Jorgensen)…

Glad to hear this! Doing the right thing isn't dead. Well done!